Tempered Lagoon color palette — #E4E3CE · #408961 · #004F47 · #491714 · #000B04
A conversation between Fern and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#E4E3CE): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Fern (#408961): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
- Forest (#004F47): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Espresso (#491714): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Ink (#000B04): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Sophistication, Grounding. Tagged botanical, earthy, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Lagoon into a complete token system: semantic roles from primary to success, an 11-stop OKLCH scale per role, a WCAG AA/AAA and APCA contrast matrix, an auto-derived dark mode and 11 export formats including CSS custom properties, Tailwind, Figma Variables and shadcn/ui.
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- Wandering Orchard color palette (#EEEFDB, #46A278, #00635C, #274209, #0D1500)
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- Fern Studio color palette (#F2E3C9, #919D47, #146E0E, #4F3B00, #151800)
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